Transitioning into a Role of Authority

Resources

Role Transition: Quick Tips (Reading time: 4 minutes)
Preparing For Your New Position: Quick Tips (Reading time: 4 minutes)
Becoming an Authority Figure: Quick Tips (Reading time: 3 minutes)
Becoming an Authority Figure: Annotated Bibliography (Reading time: 6 minutes)
We’ve summarized key resources here.
Challenges for Women in Senior Positions: Quick Tips (Reading time: 10 minutes)
Role Transition: Check List (Reading time: 4 minutes)
Role Transition: Annotated Bibliography (Reading time: 6 minutes)
We’ve summarized key resources here.
Dealing With a Disruptive Predecessor – Quick Tips (Reading time: 5 minutes)
Taking Over a Troubled Unit – Quick Tips (Reading time: 5 minutes)
Academic Leadership Development (Reading time: 50 minutes)
Critical Capabilities at the Department Level

Bob Easter on Role Transition: Faculty to Administrator (9:01)

Bob Easter, President Emeritus of the University of Illinois, discusses the transition to leadership in academia.

Jump to section: Working with a Coach or Mentor, Who Should Become a Leader?, Accountability as a Leader, Developing Your Style of Leadership

Becoming an Authority Figure, and the Difference a Good Leader Makes (18:17)

Bob Easter, President Emeritus of the University of Illinois, discusses the importance of establishing authority as a leader in academia.

Jump to section: Leading With and Without Authority, Weak Leaders, Exercising Influence, Dealing with Bullies, Real Examples of Effective Leaders, Presenting Yourself as a Leader, Combining Departments, Inspiring Debate in Your Team, Encouraging Mentorship in Your Department, Real Examples: Higher-Level Leadership Transitions

Rob Rutenbar on Role Transition: From Faculty to Administrator (5:21)

Rob Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the transition to leadership in academia.

Becoming an Authority Figure – Clarity of Intention (6:33)

Rob Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh, describes key skills that help emerging leaders.

Robert Jones on Role Transition: Coming in from the outside (8:47)

Robert Jones, Chancellor for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, discusses role transitions when coming from the outside.

Becoming an Authority Figure – Continuing to Grow and Learn (3:27)

Barb Wilson, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, describes the importance of learning about new units, new institutions, and oneself.

Ed Feser on Role Transition (2:51)

Edward Feser, Provost & Executive Vice President of the Oregon State University, discusses transitioning into a new role of authority.

Ruth Watkins on Role Transition (3:47)

Ruth Watkins, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Utah, discusses transitioning from a faculty role to a leadership position.

Ed Feser on Corporate to Academia (2:34)

Edward Feser, Provost & Executive Vice President of the Oregon State University, talks about transitioning to academic administration and lessons we can learn from the corporate world.

Rob Rutenbar on Role Transition: Common Pitfalls (2:56)

Rob Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh, highlights areas to look out for in becoming a leader.

Richard Wheeler on Role Transitions and Difficult Conversations (2:18)

Richard Wheeler, former Provost at the University of Illinois, offers his advice on being a leader, transitioning roles and having difficult conversations.

Becoming an Authority Figure (2:31)

Richard Wheeler, former Provost at the University of Illinois, describes the challenges he faced in becoming a university administrator.

Sonya Stephens on Role Transition (1:16)

Sonya Stephens, President at Mount Holyoke College, discusses the transition from being chair in an academic department to being a campus administrator.

Becoming an Authority Figure (4:29)

Sonya Stephens, President at Mount Holyoke College, describes new experiences that follow entering a new role of authority.

BrandE Faupell Taking on Department Head Role (3:39)

BrandE Faupell, prior Executive Director of Human Resources at Utah State University, describes things to keep in mind when taking on a Department Head role.

Joan Dubinsky on Organizational Hierarchy (3:22)

Joan Dubinsky, University of Illinois NCPRE Business Ethicist and Consultant, describes expectations within Organizational Hierarchies.

From Faculty to Administrator, scenario 1 (4:45)

This demonstration video showcases one of two approaches to an interaction with a faculty member.

From Faculty to Administrator, scenario 2 (6:19)

This demonstration video showcases one of two approaches to an interaction with a faculty member.

Role Transition Self Evaluation (4:05)

Kendall Zoller, President of Sierra Training Associates, explains how self-evaluation can be used to practice becoming comfortable in front of others.

Role Transition Identity (4:05)

Kendall Zoller, President of Sierra Training Associates, discusses the impact of different identities when transitioning into a new role.